Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Squash / Pumpkin

Artibeus gnomus compared with Cucurbita moschata

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Squash / Pumpkin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Squash / Pumpkin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Cucurbita
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Cucurbita moschata

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Squash / Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Squash / Pumpkin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Squash / Pumpkin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador